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sperrott
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Dec 09, 2018

17744 expiring soon- how to update or stall expiration?

Hey all

I am writing a book on Server 2019, and I am currently on build 17744. The newer version available only has Server Core, and I need Server with GUI as well...

How do I keep this from expiring, or upgrade to a newer version that would be good? My publisher will be ticked if I miss deadlines because my VMs have expired. But I am not finding a newer version with GUI.  :(

  • Windows Server 2019 has now released to the general public - 17744 was the last preview that was released to the Insider program.  We hope to have an Evaluation version released to the Eval Center in the upcoming weeks, but until then, the only preview that is available to Insiders is the vNext Semi-Annual Channel release which does not have the GUI.  17744 will not stop running after the certificate expires but it is not supported. Continue to use at your own risk.  

  • Windows Server 2019 has now released to the general public - 17744 was the last preview that was released to the Insider program.  We hope to have an Evaluation version released to the Eval Center in the upcoming weeks, but until then, the only preview that is available to Insiders is the vNext Semi-Annual Channel release which does not have the GUI.  17744 will not stop running after the certificate expires but it is not supported. Continue to use at your own risk.  

    • sperrott's avatar
      sperrott
      Copper Contributor

      As long as it won't stop running that is good. When the general release comes out, I will happily update to that but I was panicking a little when the message came up and I wasn't finding an LTSC release or the GA release.

      • Mary Hoffman's avatar
        Mary Hoffman
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        Final builds of Windows Server 2019 (v1809) are available through Visual Studio Subscriptions (formerly MSDN), the Volume Licensing Site, and VMs are available on the Azure Marketplace. 

    • Mary Hoffman's avatar
      Mary Hoffman
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      If you visit the Eval Center, you will see that Windows Server 2019 eval version is not yet available. "We are currently working on making the Windows Server 2019 evaluation media available. For more information, please check the Windows Server blog."

      • Auzzy01's avatar
        Auzzy01
        Copper Contributor

        Thanks for this information. That Windows Server Blog post is now one month old, and provides no further information. The Eval version of Server 2019 is still not available. Server 2019 has also not been made available on Microsoft Imagine yet. Since Server 2019 was re-released a month ago, and can be purchased commercially, would it be possible to explain why it can't be made available via Eval or Microsoft Imagine by now? 

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